Improved balimtg-fress



dni-ted girata f WILLIAMDEERING, or LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

Letters Patent No. 97 ,170, dated November` 23, 1869. v

M y IMPRovEn nannte-PRESS.

The Schedule referred to in, these` Letters` lj'ratent and making part of the same.

l Beit known that I, WILLIAM DEEnrse, of the city of Louisville, State` of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Press for Baling Hay or Cotton, or other materials; and I declare the following specification, with the drawings, forming part tbereof, to be a full and complete description of my invention.

Figure 1 represents a front view of the press.

Figure 2, a sectional view of' the same, through the plane of its centre.

Figures 3 and 4 show end views of the press.

Figure 5 shows atop view of the press.

Figures 6, 7, and 8 show, on an enlarged scale, parts of fig. 5.

Figure 9 shows 'a its frame. Similar letters denote the same parts of the apparatus. l

My press is of the kind known as the upward-screw press, and is in the usualform of those presses, being placed on an upper iioor, and worked by cattle in aroom beneath.

. Its frame-work is fully-shown in the drawings, and

plan view of the eccentric, `with `therefore requires nowspecifc description.

The frame has a heavy bnse-block, A, to which itis rmly bolted.

Through thel centre of this block is fitted, so that it can be revolved therein, a hollow cylinder or uut, B, having a female-screw thread cut within it.

A male screw, (J, is fitted to it, which is, at its top, att-ached to a platen or block, D, fitted to move up or down within the frame, and having on its upper surp face Slat-sae, leaving interstices to permit the passage of the ties used to secure the bales when made up.

To the bottom .of B, which extends below the tloor, are secured the bars E, for the 4attaclnueu-t of' annual power; v or, if other power be employed, then suitable gearing, instead ofthe bars, so that\by the revolution 0f B, thescrew C, with its platen, can be elevated and depressed. That part of the frame from l1 b to c c, passed over by the platen in its extreme rise andfall, is enclosed with a stout boxing.

Above this, the space e e o b is closed at the ends, Vbut in front and rear is furnished with strong doors G, the space enclosed between e c c c being thel chamber within which the cotton is packed.

"Within the space above this chamber, a piston'or plunger, similar to the platen, having slats j' f ou its' lower surface, corresponding wit-ha a, moves parallel with the platen. i l

This plunger is connected by apitman or connecting-rod, J, with a crank or crank-wheel, K, by whose revolution it is moved to or from D,

V g g are guide-rods, fixed to the plunger, to steady its passing through crossfbars i 'i of the machines frame.

TheAcrank-wheel K, placed over the centre of the plunger, is operated by a horizontal cam, L, (see fig. 9,) affixed to the upper part of nut B, near-the upper surface of base-block A, or, if desirable, near its..un der surface.

'lhe cam operates frame M, moving it from one side ofthe fi'ame tothe other.

v It is attached, through its arms N, by a hook, j, to the lower limb of a verticallever, P2, which is pivoted, at k, upon au arm, 0, projecting from one end 'of-the frame.

The upper end of the lever is connected, by a lcord or chain, R, to the wheel K, the cord passing overthe peliphery of the wheel, so as, with every vibration of the lever, from the frame outward, to give the wheel a semi-revolution, the wheelgbcing brought back to its original position, when the lever moves towardthe frame,by a couuter-weight, W, also attached to the wheel K, by a cord or chain, S, passing over a pulley, T.

The communication between N and wheel Kcan be effected by a chain or cord passing around pulleys, as shown by the dotted lines in iig. l, but a lever is prei',- erable, as shown, for exact action.

A cam and frame are described as the most convenient arrangement for use; but I propose touse'any equivalenttapparatus, as, for instance, a clank-wheel, driven by a pinion-wheel on the uut B.

The mechanica-l arrangements to connect the mo'vements of' the eccentric with the plunger are not limited to those described, but maybe made by other dcvices familiar to mechanics.

\Vheu the plunger isv at its highestelevatiou, it sta-uds, as shown iu fig. 1, some dist-ance above the beams IT, below which the upper part of the doors (i close.

The space between the top of the beam U and the plunger is closed in the rear, but in front is provided with a door, X, hinged on its' lower side, and having bent lever-arms r projecting from it,'as.shown.

This door is automatically opened and shut by an apparatus, ou the outer end ot' the axis or shaft 0f wheel 1i; and `inst outside. of the frame of themachine, there is aliixed a cam-wheel, Y, '(scc fig. and diagrams, 7, and 8,) shaped as shown.

1u front ot' this wheel, and nearly touching it, .piv- 'oted through brackets t 1, projecting from the end frame-pieces of' thenmch-iue is a horizontal roller, Z, carrying at its outer end arms m'm.

From the outer eudsofV these arms, cords or chains V, passing over pulleys p, connect them with the `bent arms r, so that the rockinglof' the rollershall open or close the door X.

lhe rollerZ is operated by a pin,S,lprojectiug from it, whichfis engaged by the edge ofthe notch of wheel Y, as shown in figs. 6, 7, and 8, and which, as the wheel revolves, passes out of the notch, and presses against the outer edge of the wheel, which is so shaped as to hold 4the pin, with the roller, in the position shown at tig. 8, during the advancing movement ot' the wheel, and until the reversed motion of the wheel shall drop the pin into the notch, and permit the roller to turn back to its tirst position.

It will be seen that the first motion of the roller above described shuts the door X, and holds it shut until the return ot' the pin into the notch, when the door will drop open, and remain open until the wheel, returning to its tirst movement, brings the pin again against the edge of the notch.

At'each end of the frame, reaching from the top of beam U2, for some distance above, are two pendent chuck-blocks, Q, whose use will be explained in the description of the working of the machine. They are pivoted, at their top corners, to the frame, and tted so as to permit them to have a bearingagainst the frane, capable ot' resisting a powerful pressure up war The method of operating the machine is thus:

The position of the dilerent parts of `the machine being, as shown in the drawings, with the doors G closed, lthe platen D just below-the edge of the sill of the doors, and the plunger at its highest elevation, hay, cotton, or other material, is to be tilled in at the upper door X, until the chambervbetweeu the platen and plunger is full. The machinery is then put in motion by the levers E, moving the platen slowly downward by thc screw G, and, by its first semi-revolution, bringing the plunger down to the full extent of its stroke, thereby compressing the mass of material. The next semi-revolutioilof the screw .carries the platen down a short distance, and the plunger up to the top of its stroke. The plunger being operated by the cam L, with its frame M and the lever P, and the `cord attaching it to the wheel K, the parts are so ar ranged, that when it, the plunger, is at its height, the

wheel K ceases to move during a portion ot' the revolution of the screw, allowing time to `till up the space between the plunger a-nd the material on the top of the platen with moie'material. It' more time is needed, the machinery can be stoppeda minute. Y The further revolution of the cam brings the plunger down, condensing the material upon that already on the platen, and thus the operation progresses, with every revolution of the screw, the platen retiring slowly within the packing-chamber, and the plunger making its stroke and return unt-il the materialis packed in up to the top of the door. Then, the plunger being left standing at the top of the packing-chamber, as shown, the chuckbloeks Q Q are swung inward, so that their ybeing driven by wheel K..

bottoms rest upon the plunger, (see fig. 2,) and brace it firmly down against the frame-pieces U2, leaving the slats f f projecting below the beam. The lever I is then to be detached froml the frame M, and the direction ot' the moving-power reversed, when the platen will be driven upward, and the material further compressed, until' the platen shall reach far enough above the sill ot' the door to permit the bale-ties to he passed between the slats. The compressed material is now properlyrsecnred by ties, andthe bale is made up. The direction of the power being again changed, the platen is screwed down a tritle, toloosen the bale, which isvthen removed. `Fresh material being again supplied, the chuck-blocks are swung back from their hold, the lever reconuected with M, and the process described repeated on each bale to he made.

During these operations, it is necessary that thtk door X of the supply-port be closed. during the descent of the plunger. This is' etected by the movements of the following machinery:

The wheel Y gives a part revolution to the roller Z7 as described in the former part of this specification, lt is so adjusted, in rela.- tion to that wheel and its movements, that it moves the pin S of the roller Z, and, by its arms m m, and cord or chain V, the door X, so as to close it just as the plunger begins its descent, keeps it closed until the plunger has returned to the top of its course, and then lets the door fall open, and continue so, until the plunger begins to move downward. This is done to prevent the loose hay, cotton, and other material, from working out and clogging the plunger, and to keep in the dust which sometimes rises,`annoyi ngly to the workmen. v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l, The combination of the nut B, screw C, and

veccentric L, or its equivalent, when employed wit-h intermediate mechanism, substantiallysuch as is herein described, to give simultaneous movement to the upper and lower, platens of a press, substantially in the manner set forth. v

2. The combination and arrangement of the eccen tric L, frame M, with its arms or guides N, hooks J, and le'ver P2, substantially as and for the purpose de? scribed.

3. The combination and arrangement of the camwheel Y, roller Z, pulley p, and bent arms r, substantially as shown and described.

- WILLIAM DEERING.

Xvlitnesses:

J. W. TURNER, DILLON H. MAro'rHEn. 

